Exhibitions & Awards
2019 September: Accepted into National Juried
Exhibition, “View Point”
2018 October: Accepted into the Annual Exhibition at
Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana
2018 September: Accepted into National Juried
Exhibition, “View Point”
2017 October: Accepted into National Juried
Exhibition, “View Point”; received‘Founder’s Award’.
2017 May:
Invited to exhibit (Japanese) at Boone
County Public Library, Kentucky
2016 November: Accepted into the 118th Annual
Exhibition at Richmond Art Museum, Richmond,
Indiana
2016 May – June: Invited to “Uncovering” Exhibition at
Washington Park Art Gallery
2016 May – July: Invited to “Landscape” Exhibition at
University Club, Cincinnati
2015 November: accepted into the 117th Annual
Exhibition at Richmond Art Museum, Richmond,
Indiana
2015 October: Received ‘Best of the Show’ at Bang &
Olfsen, Cincinnati
2015 August: Invited to “Still Life/Relevance” at
Washington Park Art Gallery, Cincinnati
2014 September: Invited to “Portrait” Exhibition at
Mary Ran Gallery, Hyde Park
2014 June Sept.: Invited to “Power of Place” at the
YWCA Woman’s Art Gallery, Cincinnati
2014 April:
Accepted into 121st Annual Exhibition
Woman’s Art Cincinnati; Received ‘Fabulous Frames &
Art’
2013 November: “1st Annual Cincinnati International
Fine Art” at Cintas Center – sold out
2013 August: Accepted into National Juried Exhibition,
“View Point 45”, received ‘People’s Choice Award’.
Portrait Society of America – Patron Member
The Cincinnati MacDowell Society –
Board Member 2015-present
Cincinnati Art Club – Signature Member
The Cincinnati Woman’s Club
Cincinnati Asian Art Society
Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati
Japanese American Citizens League
2013 April: Accepted into 120th Annual
Exhibition Woman’s Art Cincinnati; Received’
Nova Davis Award’
2012 August: Accepted into National Juried
Exhibition, “View Point 44”, received ‘People’s
Choice Award’.
2012 March: Invited to Malton Gallery – Solo
Exhibition
2009: Began studying Western Art under the
direction of Mr. David Mueller.
2006: Setsuko decided to localize in Cincinnati
2005
Became a Special Member of Nihon
Bokuso-ten, a nation-wide organization with
annual art competitions each year at either the
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art or the Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Museum, or both.
2005
Received Osaka Educational
Administration Award at Osaka Municipal
Museum of Art for “Morning at the Lake”
2002
Invited to display three pieces at the
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum: “A sound”,
“Yellow Fudou-myou-oh,” and “Memories of
Home”.
2002
Received Silver Medal at Osaka Municipal
Museum of Art for “A Sound”.
2001 Received Special Prize for Uniqueness at
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art for a piece on
the Grand Canyon, titled “Fossil Valley”.
2000
Received Gold Medal at Osaka Municipal
Museum of Art for “Niagara Falls – Winter”,
which was also exhibited at the Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Museum.
1999
Received Bronze Medal at Osaka
Municipal Museum of Art for “Onagadori”, a
piece illustrating roosters with tails that can be
over 30 feet long.
Email: setsuko@cinci.rr.com